REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMOSCOW, Oct 23 (Reuters) - The number of Russians who say their salary does not cover basic spending has jumped by 20 percentage points in two years to almost half, a survey by recruiter Headhunter showed, as Moscow diverts record fiscal resources to funding its war in Ukraine.
Asked whether their salary was enough to cover basic spending, without taking into account income from second jobs or investments, just one in five Russians surveyed said yes.
That is up from 25% in 2021 and 39% in 2022, Headhunter's survey showed.
Of the 45% lacking the money for basic spending, more than half said they were at least 20,000 roubles ($212) short per month.
The average monthly nominal wage earned by Russians was 71,419 roubles ($756) in July, Rosstat's statistics show.
Persons:
Evgenia, Headhunter, Vladimir Putin, Alexander Marrow, Gareth Jones
Organizations:
U.S ., Russian, REUTERS, Rights, Bank of Russia's, International Monetary Fund, Thomson
Locations:
Moscow, Russia, Ukraine